The Assassination of Fred Hampton
How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther
by Jeffrey Haas

Description:

It's sometime around 7:00 a.m., on December 4, 1969, and attorney Jeff Haas is in the Monroe Street police lockup in Chicago, interviewing Fred Hampton's fiancée. Only four hours earlier, she was lying in bed next to Hampton when the police burst into their apartment. She is still in her nightgown, describing how the police pulled her from the room as Fred lay unconscious on their bed. She heard one officer say, "He's still alive." She then heard two shots. A second officer said, "He's good and dead now." She looks at Jeff and asks, "What can you do?"

The Assassination of Fred Hampton is Jeff Haas' personal account of the eighteen-month trial in which he and People's Law Office partner Flint Taylor pursued Hampton's assassins, ultimately prevailing over FBI stonewalling and unlimited government resources bent on hiding the conspiracy that led to Hampton's death. The book not only tells the story of justice delivered but also puts Hampton in a new light as a dynamic community leader whose dedication to his people and to truth telling inspired the young lawyers of the People's Law Office, solidifying their lifelong commitment to fighting injustice.

Attorney Jeff Haas has spent his career working for justice. In 1969 he and three other lawyers set up the People's Law Offices, whose clients included the Black Panthers, SDS, and other political activists. Haas went on to handle cases involving prisoners' rights, police torture, and the wrongfully accused. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife and children and continues to represent victims of police brutality.

The Assassination of Fred Hampton
How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther
by Jeffrey Haas

ISBN: 9781556527654
ISBN-10: 1556527659
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Publication Date:  November 2009
Format: Hardcover, 376 pages, 6.5" x.9.25"
Book Type: New